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Good moves IMO. Not sure how Hall fits in or how much of a salary drop he took.

Tre Ford isn't just a running QB. He had a 102 season efficiency rating. Threw twice as many TD's as Picks. He threw for 2069 yards in 10 games which would be close to 4K for a whole season. He did all this on a piss poor team.

If I'm Dru I absolutely want to sign with Ottawa. It gives him the best chance at being the starter which is what he needs to get better.

I don't understand why Cornelius is still on the Elks roster.

Folks are doing mental gymnastics to say that Dru Brown should stay with the Bombers. The reality is that he needs starts to get better & he needs a chance to be the number 1 QB. We can't give him either. Even if the contract was the same amount, and quite frankly we can't afford to pay our backup as much as other teams can because of Collaros' salary, he'd be better off taking a job with a team that gives more chance at playing time.

Why would he regret saying it? It's the truth. Every football player wants to play in the NFL, earn the big bucks while playing against the best competition in the world while being treated like gods. Rourke was the best QB to come to the CFL in decades. He lit up the league in his 2nd year. He deserved the accolades.

It's his first year. That's not lingering or clinging to a dream. Those things apply to Strev. Rourke is getting the best coaching in the world to improve his skills & he's getting games towards his NFL pension. This is Rourke's one and only chance. I expect he'll keep chasing the NFL dream for a year or two more.

You think he'd have made $800K Cdn?

https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2024/

Faj was the #4 QB IMO behind Adams, Collaros, & Kelly. I laugh at the idea that a team can win 7 straight games with the #8 or #9 QB at the helm.

If we can only keep one, I'd keep Schoen over Brady O. Some team that is lacking in Cdn talent is likely to pay Brady the big bucks to kill two birds with one signing.

And it's funny that you think that it proves the one good game theory. As long as I'm curmudgeon'ing... Folks want to believe that the Als couldn't beat us unless Faj-jj had a great game. He threw for under 300 yards, ran for 18 & threw a pick. That's a good, not great game. Folks want to believe that it was our mistakes, not great defensive plays that lost us the game. Frankly, the pick in the endzone was a terrific defensive play and punching the ball out for the fumble was too. IMO it was MOS starting players who shouldn't have been on the field that cost us the GC coupled with Montreal out playing us on the day.

Faj-JJ was 5th in passing yards and 5th in TD passes & he ran for 340 yards which is 2nd best among QB's last year. He's a middle of the league QB, not a QB who had 1 good game. I'd take him over Maier who had more throwing yards and TD's but also threw a **** ton of picks.

The one good game idea is ridiculous. The Als won 7 straight games to win the cup. The longest winning streak in the league last year. You don't do that with a QB who only has one good game.

I can't image that BOOL wants to stay and I can imagine a few teams wanting him.

Pretend you're Ottawa's GM. Brown and Streveler are available. Which one do you take?

As I said in my posts Maier and Cornhole had way more starting experience when they got given the starting roles and the big bucks. Brown doesn't have that yet. Why would any GM pay a player more than they have to? We can't offer him a shot at a starting role. That is what he needs to be able to get the big bucks in the future. Also, we're not going to pay Collaros 600K + Brown 160K + 3rd String 80K & tie up 840K on our QB's. The extra 80K will go towards Shoen, BO, etc.

You don't have to pay Brown starters salary. You have to pay him more than any other team with a starting QB spot available to compete for. IMO, that's Ottawa and maybe Hamilton. Overpaying a guy who only has a couple of career starts under his belt is a huge gamble, especially if you don't have to pay him that much.

Adams a top 3 starter last year was @ $285K + bonuses. Brown, a wanna be starter isn't going to get a $300K+ salary.

We're not keeping him because we don't have the ability to offer him what he really wants and needs... A realistic shot at the starting job. $160K is double what he's making now & more than any other backup QB on the list. He hasn't started many games. His 2 best games were against 4 win Edmonton and 6 win Calgary. He's not a starting QB. He's a backup with a ton of up side. He's Arbuckle, not Maier. The only way he gets Cornelius money is if multiple teams see his as 'the guy'. Masoli & BLM are done IMO. I'd retire Harris too, but the Riders seem to like him for some reason. Maier and Cornhole are both majorly overpaid for their contributions to their teams, which is what usually happens when you overpay based on the hope they will eventually be worth the money. Maier started most of 2022 throwing for 2389 yards. Cornelius started most of 2022 and threw for 2768 yards. Brown started 2 games and threw for 983 yards. Looking at next year's QB's. Bombers - Collaros Lions - Adams Argos - Kelly Als - Fajardo Stamps - Maier Elks - Ford Riders - Harris Ticats - ??? - I'd guess BLM/Powell but I'd cut BLM to bring in Brown. Redblacks - ??? - Best choice for Brown

I'd say $160Kish all in. He's started 2 games on a dominant team. He's in Arbuckle territory, not Maier.

If Buck goes to Regina Spit Spit then it would be good for Brown to follow him. He'd be the QB with the most experience in Buck's offence.

I don't bother looking at the FA lists until a week before the end of FA season. Most of them will be re-signed by their own clubs.

Hang in there. It took me 7 days to shake my second Covid last week. It took my wife 10 days.

Bighill throwing other players under the bus is a bad look IMO.